Mr. Royall brings more than 35 years of business experience to Global Software, Inc., including direct sales, retail management, and information technology. His prior experience in computer operations and programming brought him to Global in 1982. In his early years at Global, he served in many capacities, including application programming, technical product support, product management, systems analysis, and system design. His management tenures include Product Manager, Manager of R & D, and Product Director. He began the Classic General Ledger User Advisory Council in 1995, and in 2000 organized the combined Classic User Advisory Council, where he continues to serve as Global’s chief liaison. From 1998 until 2000, Mr. Royall led Global’s successful Year 2000 effort as the Coordinator of Project Y2K. He has served as the Director of Information Technology for Global Software since 2001. Mr. Royall, a veteran of the U.S. Army, served in the Veterans Affairs office at Durham Technical Institute while earning an Associate in Applied Science in Business Data Processing from that school. He also attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he completed the Program for Technical Managers at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. |